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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Alzheimer's disease, Diagnosis"”.
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Development of amyloid beta binding bifunctional chelators for diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an irreversible neurodegenerative disease and the most common cause of dementia globally. AD is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States and places a huge economic burden on healthcare. To date, there are no disease-modifying therapies for AD. The ultimate …
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Data fusion based optimal EEG electrode selection for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
… advances lengthen the average human life span, diseases affecting the elderly such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease are seeing increasingly growing numbers, especially in developed countries. As a result, the necessity for an accurate, inexpensive, noninvasive means of diagnosis …
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Data fusion of complementary information from parietal and occipital event related potentials for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
… number of the elderly population affected by Alzheimer's disease is rapidly rising. The need to find an accurate, inexpensive, and non-intrusive procedure that can be made available to community healthcare providers for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease is becoming an increasingly …
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Multiresolution wavelet analysis of event-related EEG potentials using ensemble of classifier data fusion techniques for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
… from dementia, and more specifically, from Alzheimer's disease (AD). Furthermore, AD remains under-diagnosed and under-treated until its more severe stages due to lack of standard diagnostic tools available to community clinics. A search for biomarkers that will allow early diagnosis of the …
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Stacked generalization for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
<p>Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurological disorder characterized by nerve degeneration and neuronal death. The diagnosis of AD at an early stage is a major concern due to growing number of elderly people affected by the disease, as well as the lack of a standard diagnosis procedure available to …
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Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease in the Primary Care Setting
<p>The burden of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) affects not just the individual but also families, providers, and society. Early recognition and diagnosis of AD may reduce cost by reducing interaction with the health care system, earlier initiation of treatment, and prolonging time to long- term care. …